Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Two Very Colorful Finishes

Remember my pinwheel quilt? 289 pinwheels in the middle part of the quilt--2.5 inches each. I dropped it off at the quilters earlier this summer and got the message that it was finished yesterday morning. I dropped everything and ran over there as soon as possible :) I was so anxious to see what she had done with it. Wow! She added such a cool dimension with the quilting. For those in the Grand Rapids area, Brenda Kwekel did a fantastic job, she completed it when she said she would and charged me $76 which I think is a very good price.

I also finished this quilt yesterday--another bright and colorful addition to the quilt collection.

I quilted this one myself and I think if there was ever a quilt that was over-quilted--this would be it. I used 10 spools of gray thread on this--yikes! That is 2500 yards of thread on this thing--what was I thinking?!?! Anyway-it's done. That is the important part!

For the rest of the week I am working on this 'Wrapped in Hope' birthday quilt for a teenage boy who loves sports....

And I am also making a basketball themed quilt using this free pattern--love free patterns ;)

I love both these quilt - $76!!!!! Over here is Oz that would have cost well over $100 if not closer to $200! And I love the pebble quilting - i want to do that to one of my quilts - just need the right quilt!

Fun to see these quilts. Your pinwheel quilt turned out so lovely. I'd drop everything and run over there too! BTW, the price is fabulous.

I laughed when I read about your gray-spool-quilting adventure. I've done things like that--you just get in the groove and only later do you realize what you've done to yourself! But it's either press forward, or start unpicking, and I usually opt for pressing forward.

This is a blog which documents the activities of Margaret's Hope Chest-a quilting non-profit organization birthed out of the tragic murder of 81-year old Margaret Herrema. Our website MargaretsHopeChest.com is a great place for more information about what we do.

GET INVOLVED IN 'WRAPPED IN HOPE'!

Bring HOPE to child who has a parent in prison this year--make a quilt for Wrapped In Hope